WP fail2ban vs WP Fail2Ban Redux

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health A85

Health C66

Active-install trajectory

WP fail2ban moved down one install band, 70K+ to 60K+; WP Fail2Ban Redux moved down one install band, 8K+ to 7K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP fail2ban	WP Fail2Ban Redux
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60K–70K ✓	7K–8K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14%	-13% ✓
Overall health	A · 85 ✓	C · 66
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	43/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	71 ✓	15
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	82/100 ✓	72/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	16d ago ✓	1.4y ago
Downloads · 30d	52.7K ✓	1.5K
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.9%	6.8% ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

WP fail2banWP Fail2Ban Redux

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.